SF novel by Brunner, first published as a magazine serial in 1957 and 1958, then as an Ace Double in 1959, here revised and expanded by Broderick; about a Korean War veteran who travels into the future to join a galactic Time War with aliens.
 Phoenix Pick’s site has a description.
 The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Broderick’s rewrite highlights Brunner’s early promise as a writer synonymous with big ideas and the culture shock of political, technological, and social change.”

Epic fantasy novel, first in a trilogy and the author’s first novel, set in 18th century Middle East.
 HarperCollins’ site has this description with a sample and numerous blurbs and quotes from reviews.
 Amazon.com includes among its Best Books of November.
 The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “There is enough material here—a feisty, independent lead searching for answers, reminiscent of Star Wars’s Rey, and a richly imagined alternate world—to support a potential series.”
 Paul Di Filippo will have a review for Locus Online later this month.

Archaeological SF novel set in a pre-Columbian city, third in a trilogy following People of the Morning Star (2014) and Sun Born (2016), and all part of the authors’ long-running North American’s Forgotten Past series.
 Macmillan’s site has this description/a> with an excerpt.

Satirical SF novel about a stand-up comedian in a world where a virus that destroys peoples’ senses of humor spread around the world.
 Night Shade’s site has this descritpion.
 Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
 The Publishers Weekly review comments, “””Guffey effectively displays humor’s use as a defense mechanism in the strong central portion of the novel, in which Elliot’s sarcasm is met sometimes with banter, inviting the reader into the fellowship of those who get the joke, and at other times with unnerving sincerity that is inherently funny in its incongruity.””
 Paul Di Filippo will have a review for Locus Online in December.

Anthology of 20 stories set in New York City, first in a series of anthologies set in various urban locales.
 Authors include George R.R. Martin, Naomi Novik, Peter Straub, and N.K. Jemisin.
 Night Shade’s site has this description with the table of contents.
 Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
 The Publishes Weekly review notes, “Guran mixes horror with gentler fantasy to keep the volume from being monotonous.”

Collection of 10 stories, first published from 2004 to 2014.
 Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
 The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Fans will relish these stories, and even those new to Sookie’s world will find much to love. Each story features a preface by the author and info on reading order.”

Fantasy novel about a princess and a duke who must protect their nations from a terrible threat.
 Simon & Schuster’s site has this description.
 Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
 Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “In a lush and deliciously imaginative world where the land itself gives rise to powers—powerful but not omnipotent entities that strain to become gods—the human rulers who have magical connections to those powers are critical to ensuring their peoples’ well-being.”

Military SF novel, fifth in a series published in the 1980s and the basis of numerous manga and anime works. The new edition here is translated by Tyran Grillo.
 Wikipedia has this entry about the seires.
 Haikasoru’s site has this description of the book with an excerpt.

Nonfiction study of the work of J.G. Ballard, the latest volume in the publisher’s Modern Masters of Science Fiction series.
 The publisher’s site has this description.
 The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Scholars and fans of Ballard will find this study comprehensive and stimulating.”

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